torah commentary

A closer look at Moses's sister.

How Noah and the Tower of Babel both revolve around the use and misuse of language.

By and large it is not only the preference for beauty that has spilled into Western culture, but also the equation between beauty and goodness.

By highlighting the shadowy woman in the background, we get a rare, ironic glimpse of the dilemma of slavery in the Bible.

Why should we care so much about the details of the Tabernacle?

Behar affirms that the land belongs to God, and the land must be permitted to observe its Sabbaths, too.

How the sacrificial system lives on.

Is there ever justice in the death penalty?

We always have the opportunity to rise above our human flaws.

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